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CURRENT WEATHER: 12:10 PM PDT
WIND: SW @ 6 - 11 mph
AIR TEMP: 75°F
WATER TEMP: 65°-70°F
SUNRISE/SET: 06:09 AM/07:44 PM
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TIDE TIDES:
08/0803:36 am 2.86 ft HIGH
08/0807:51 am 2.40 ft LOW
08/0803:14 pm 4.72 ft HIGH
08/0811:27 pm 1.39 ft LOW
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SURF REPORT
Hey, this is David with the report for Thursday afternoon at 12:10pm.
SURF:
2-4 ft. - knee to shoulder high and poor-fair conditions.

PM REGIIONAL OVERVIEW: Onshore flow continues to hack things up and put a pretty decent chop to the surface this afternoon. Southern hemi energy is fading but still offering rideable waves in the knee-waist high range with very inconsistent belly-chest high sets for the standout spots. Shape is real weak, sectiony and broken up with a deep 5' high tide at 2pm.

This Morning's Dawn Patrol: Inconsistent southern hemi sets getting up to around shoulder high. Mostly close-outs.

WEATHER:
Sunny skies with W/NW winds 8-12kts+
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW:
Conditions not looking so hot for the dawn patrol with a fairly stiff onshore breeze hacking things up. Modest mix of fading SSW groundswell and NW windswell holding mainly waist high waves with occasional chest high sets for the better spots but oveall shape is ugly. Tide hits a 1.9' low at 7:20am. Watch for a possible drop in water temps from yesterday's onshore winds, might not be a bad idea to pack a wettie if you are going for a surf.
FORECAST SUMMARY:
FRIDAY: Old SSW swell fades further as a touch of new SSW swell very slowly builds. Small NW windswell is also in the mix. The better breaks see mainly knee-waist high sets, while standouts are still a little better at times.

Wind: Light/variable early, with W wind to 9-13kts for the afternoon.
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SWELLS:
5ft @ 15sec from South
3ft @ 7sec from NW
WIND: W@14kts
TEMPS: A:58°F W:62°F
DANA POINT
as of 9:24 AM PDT
on 08/08


SWELLS:
2ft @ 10sec from South
1ft @ 13sec from South
1ft @ 16sec from South
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on 08/08


SWELLS:
4ft @ 7sec
2ft @ 12sec
WIND: N@12kts
TEMPS: A:63°F W:65°F
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LOCAL NEWS, PHOTOS AND VIDEO
LOCAL NEWS:
Body Glove founder Bob Meistrell turned 80 on July 31st. Happy Birthday!

Huntington Beach local Allison Arvizu, who competed in the US Open of surfing and the Super Girl 3 snowboarding event, broke her T7 and T8 vertebrae on the rail on Sunday. She is in the intensive care unit at UCI medical center. Our thoughts go out to Allison and her family.

Alert: If it wasn't bad enough with the recent spate of shark incidents/sightings, mother nature has now decided to flank us from the rear - two young mountains lions have identified by authorities as roaming the hills together on Camp Pendleton. Keep you eyes open!

On August 4th, come join the Hurley team for a fun filled day in Huntington Beach and a chance to rip on the pro's shred sticks. Hurley surfers Tim Curran, Kalani Robb, Aamion Goodwin, Asher Nolan, and Noah Snyder will all be there. Entry is free online @ hurley.com or through a retailer in your area.

The heavies will be in Laguna the next night. Stay tuned for more details.

"The Weenabago Projekt" began as a concept in the mid-2000’s as a road trip in a '70's motorhome that hit the road from Huntington Beach to Vancouver back again and now the second installment of the concept is complete. The film will premiere in HB August 6th at the Regency theatres at Warner and Beach with a portion of the proceeds to go to the building of a new HB skatepark as the Main Street high school park is about to go under the jackhammer. Check the trailer out at crossingamerica2.com.

On Thursday, Aug. 14th at 7:30 p.m. Sliding Liberia, the much-anticipated documentary about surfing in war-torn West Africa, will screen at the Lido Theatre (3459 Via Lido) in Newport Beach following it's August 5th release to DVD. The film follows four young surfers to Liberia in search of more than perfect waves. Risking everything to explore the West African country devastated by decades of war, they record the stories of people they meet—people like Alfred, who became Liberia's first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels. See you there!

Check out the world premiere of Jesse’s Story, a feature length documentary film by Mark Jacobs, playing Thursday, August 14th at the Regency Charter Center. There will be one showing at 7pm. Click here to purchase tickets: http://www.bigredprod.com/.

On Saturday, August 16th, the Surfing Heritage Foundation¹s second film of their 3rd Annual Summer Surf Film Series, sponsored by Rainbow Sandals, is HIGHWATER, directed by Dana Brown and presented by Apostrophe Films and produced C.Rich Wilson, capturing the action of the Triple Crown. The screenings are held at the Foundation¹s cultural heritage facility located at 110 Calle Iglesia, San Clemente, CA 92672. Show time is 8 pm and doors open to the general public at 7 pm. General admission is $10. VIP tickets, which include dinner, drinks and premiere seating, are available for $50. Proceeds from the evening go to the Surfing Heritage Foundation and their ongoing work of preserving surf culture for the education and appreciation of current and future generations.

The Helen Woodward Animal Center presents its 3rd Annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon on Sunday, September 7th -- a great family day at the beach for surfers and dog lovers alike. Also, organizers are holding two surf clinics prior to the event. They will be held on August 9th & 23rd at Dog Beach in Del Mar from 10 am -12 pm. If you have any questions please contact Nedra at (858) 756-4117 ext. 312. Woof!

The original dons of the American surf industry, who came to power in the late ’50s and early ’60s, arose from the not-so-mean streets of south Orange County. They became known as the Dana Point Mafia. Read all about industry history and Surfwear’s Mount Rushmore at Orangecoastmagazine.com.

One of Orange County's premier surfboard factories, PureGlass in Costa Mesa, has expanded thier successful surfboard production business. They are now selling blanks and surfboard materials plus top quality surfboard accessories. Check them out on the web at PureGlass.com or stop by and vi...

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